Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US

Lebanon Borough

$715kMedian Home
288Sunny Days/yr
63°FAvg High Temp

Lebanon is a borough in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,665, the highest ever in any decennial census and an increase of 307 (+22.6%) from the 2010 census count of 1,358, which in turn reflected an increase of 293 (+27.5%) from the 1,065 counted in the 2000 census.Wikipedia

State Context

New JerseyU.S. state

New Jersey is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware. At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area. According to a 2024 U.S.Wikipedia

Income tax: 1.40% - 10.75%Avg sales tax: 6.60%Property tax: 2.23%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$715k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$106k
Median annual
05

Climate

Sunshine
288
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
63°F
annual average
Humidity
70%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
71/100
Good
Temp Swing
47°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
50"
inches per year
Snowfall
8"
inches per year
Air Quality
43
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population2k
Median Age41 yrs
College Educated57%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home26%of workforce
Poverty Rate4%

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